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Russia's Islam removes music from its most emblematic ceremony

The measure affects an event with more than 40,000 attendees and marks a shift towards a more conservative Islam.

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According to the portal IslamNews.ru (13/05/2025the Muslim religious authority of the Russian republic of Tatarstan He has decided to remove the music from the most important celebration of Islam in Russia.. It is about the musical accompaniment of the munadzhats, traditional sung prayers that form part of the most mass religious event in Russian Islam: the Izge Bolgar Zhyeny.

This event, which is held annually in the historic city of Bolgar, commemorates the conversion to Islam of Volga Bulgaria in the year 922. The gathering brings together more than 40,000 people each year and is attended by political authorities and delegations from various Islamic countries. For about 200 years The prayers are accompanied by the region's traditional music, but now the purest form of Islam has done away with the instruments..

A symbolic turn towards tradition

The change introduced this year It represents an important symbolic shift.. For the first time in centuries, the munadzhats They will be recited without musical instruments.. The stated aim of “recovering the original spirit of prayer” and creating a “more austere and spiritual” atmosphere.”, according to religious authorities.

With this decision, the Muftiate of Tatarstan (the religious authority) He opts for a more conservative interpretation of religion., in line with other movements within official Islam in Russia that seek to distance themselves from elements perceived as modern or non-canonical. The decision to remove music from prayers It has not been publicly controversial., but it marks a clear ideological line: Prioritise traditional devotion over artistic expression within religious practices.s.

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